Washable frocks chic for summer fashion
A New York Times fashion writer touts washable dresses as the season highlights. Light cottons tub silks and linens lead the trend with two piece suits and sleeveless frocks, offering style and practicality for country homes city wear and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lfe
Paris Couture
France
Couturieres
Great Britain
London
Batiste
Redfern
Drecoll-Beer
Chantal
Mary Nowitsky
Lucien Lelong
Paris
Premét
Jane Negay
Goupy
Nicolé Groult
Schiaparelli
Fruit Fancy and Ice Cream Ideas from 1929 Cookery Note
A 1929 column offers fruit dishes and soups using peaches cantaloupes grapes and berries. Recipes include Cantaloupe Cups with citrus syrup Grape Juice Sherbet Tutti Frutti and Baked Peach Batter Pudding plus assorted fruit soups and canning tips. Peach Rice Pudding and other fruit desserts are detailed alongside serving notes.
Shows Benefit of Rest for Heavily Worked Men
A healthy man who does heavy manual labor is usually four pounds heavier on Monday morning after a Sunday rest. The note highlights rest improving body weight in workers.
3 Cents A Day Insures $25 Weekly Income
The Commercial Casualty Insurance Co. offers a new accident and sickness policy for ages 16 to 70 at 10 dollars per year. It provides 25 dollars weekly benefits and 5 000 dollars accidental death, with no medical exam and a five day free inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Casualty Insurance Co
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Child Receives Toys and Builds Some Independently
A family provides a child with toys while encouraging creative play. The child then makes a few of his own toys, showcasing ingenuity and hands on learning opportunities.
Troublesome Ants Scurryas Borax Gives Quick Relief
An advertisement urges sprinkling 20 Mule Team Borax in kitchen cracks to drive ants and roaches from food cupboards. It claims Borax is harmless to use in cracks and crevices where pests hide.
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Hoste Scacabinet
Western Newspaper Union
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Atwater
Kent
Loudoun County
Virginia
Leesburg
Hoge, JR
C Street
S. W
Washington, D
Stampe Tempo Housedress Corp
W. 25Th 8T
N. Y
Barton's
John Gilbert
Clara Bow
Douglas Fairbanks
Laura LA Plante
Richard DIX
Mary Pickford
Rupert Hughes
Colleen Moore
Milton Sills
Corrinne Griffith
Tom MIX
WM. J. Yverdon
42Nd Avenue
Elhurst
New York City
Post
Postume Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
P. Co., Inc
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